Global Green Energy is hard at work right now on a number of local (Washington State area) projects. Next week we will post some pictures of some of the jobs we've been doing. In the meantime, we have been pondering the "global" in our name.
Have you been to the United Nations website lately?
Their new slogan is "Welcome to the United Nations. It's your world." And they have dedicated this year, 2011, Year of the Forests. So apparently GGEC isn't the only organization thinking about the global necessity of the forests, and what we as individuals can do to preserve them.
This 7-minute video is a beautiful look at the relationship between human beings and forests. It was made for the launch of Year of the Forests.
http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/videos.shtml
Have you been to the United Nations website lately?
Their new slogan is "Welcome to the United Nations. It's your world." And they have dedicated this year, 2011, Year of the Forests. So apparently GGEC isn't the only organization thinking about the global necessity of the forests, and what we as individuals can do to preserve them.
This 7-minute video is a beautiful look at the relationship between human beings and forests. It was made for the launch of Year of the Forests.
http://www.un.org/en/events/iyof2011/videos.shtml
Of Forests and Men
"Someday there will be a 1000-year Forest Plan. If talking about 1000 years seems unimaginably long, we should remember that the Department of Energy and the whole nuclear establishment are planning for a repository of spent but thoroughly dangerous radioactive material to be placed underground at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, and it will need to be overseen and guarded for at least 10,000 years. They have assured us that they will look after it for all that time." from Back on Fire, a collection of essays by Gary Snyder.
It is worth noting that since this was written, the current administration has ruled out use of the Yucca Mountain site. This has generated a flurry of panic from states with spent nuclear rods who do not wish to store them at home.(1)
Not everyone understands the difference between "clean energy" and "dirty energy". When you google "Clean energy" the first links that come up are for GE and Siemen's renewable energy divisions. They use words like "sustainable", and "green", and are -in GE's case- actively hunting for fresh new ideas that they can transform into innovative technology. These innovations would use less of our non-renewable resources, one hopes, and improve life on the planet for future generations. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists website,"No single solution can meet our society's future energy needs. The answer lies instead in a family of diverse energy technologies that share a common thread: they do not deplete our natural resources or destroy our environment. Renewable energy technologies tap into natural cycles and systems, turning the ever-present energy around us into usable forms. "
According to Unicef's Renewables Info page, "Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), are usually referred to as "dirty" energy sources because of the damage they do to our environment, and our planet in general. Fossil fuels, when burn[t] release harmful greenhouse gases, mostly in form of carbon dioxide (CO2) which accelerate the climate change impact. Unlike renewable energy sources which can in certain situations cause some environmental damage, fossil fuel burning always causes environmental damage." (3)
While nuclear energy was not included in the Unicef definition, nuclear energy is generally considered to be harmful to the environment (even if handled properly, there is still no safe place or "disposal" for the radioactive waste generated) and it is therefore, "dirty".
GGEC is dedicated to finding local, sustainable, long-term solutions to your energy needs. For us, it is all about clean, green energy.
For more info on working for a world free from nuclear power and nuclear weapons:
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/
For more info on the closing of Yucca Mountain:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/07/AR2009030701666.html
(1) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/nyregion/16nuke.html
(2) http://www.renewables-info.com/energy_definitions/clean_energy_definition.html
"Someday there will be a 1000-year Forest Plan. If talking about 1000 years seems unimaginably long, we should remember that the Department of Energy and the whole nuclear establishment are planning for a repository of spent but thoroughly dangerous radioactive material to be placed underground at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, and it will need to be overseen and guarded for at least 10,000 years. They have assured us that they will look after it for all that time." from Back on Fire, a collection of essays by Gary Snyder.
It is worth noting that since this was written, the current administration has ruled out use of the Yucca Mountain site. This has generated a flurry of panic from states with spent nuclear rods who do not wish to store them at home.(1)
Not everyone understands the difference between "clean energy" and "dirty energy". When you google "Clean energy" the first links that come up are for GE and Siemen's renewable energy divisions. They use words like "sustainable", and "green", and are -in GE's case- actively hunting for fresh new ideas that they can transform into innovative technology. These innovations would use less of our non-renewable resources, one hopes, and improve life on the planet for future generations. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists website,"No single solution can meet our society's future energy needs. The answer lies instead in a family of diverse energy technologies that share a common thread: they do not deplete our natural resources or destroy our environment. Renewable energy technologies tap into natural cycles and systems, turning the ever-present energy around us into usable forms. "
According to Unicef's Renewables Info page, "Fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), are usually referred to as "dirty" energy sources because of the damage they do to our environment, and our planet in general. Fossil fuels, when burn[t] release harmful greenhouse gases, mostly in form of carbon dioxide (CO2) which accelerate the climate change impact. Unlike renewable energy sources which can in certain situations cause some environmental damage, fossil fuel burning always causes environmental damage." (3)
While nuclear energy was not included in the Unicef definition, nuclear energy is generally considered to be harmful to the environment (even if handled properly, there is still no safe place or "disposal" for the radioactive waste generated) and it is therefore, "dirty".
GGEC is dedicated to finding local, sustainable, long-term solutions to your energy needs. For us, it is all about clean, green energy.
For more info on working for a world free from nuclear power and nuclear weapons:
http://www.beyondnuclear.org/
For more info on the closing of Yucca Mountain:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/07/AR2009030701666.html
(1) http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/nyregion/16nuke.html
(2) http://www.renewables-info.com/energy_definitions/clean_energy_definition.html
(3) http://www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/
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